Analysis and commentary on the Network’s experiences coordinating climate-resilient development.
Civil Society and the Private Sector: Two essential partners for a successful NAP process in Haiti
By Patrick Saint-Pré, Communications Consultant
Over the past 20 years, Haiti has been one of the three countries most affected by extreme weather events, which are likely to increase given the current rate of global warming. In an attempt to resolve this situation, Haiti launched a NAP process in August 2019 to increase the resilience of the country’s strategic economic sectors.
Elevating Women’s Voices in Climate Change Adaptation Through Visual Storytelling
By David Hoffmann and Angie Dazé
The NAP Global Network partnered with Lensational to amplify the voices of underrepresented women in NAP processes by equipping motivated trainees with digital cameras and providing participatory photography and storytelling training with a specific focus on climate change adaptation and resilience.
Ensuring Inclusivity and Equality in Adaptation Planning
The blueprint for any adaptation action must be developed with the people it aims to protect and benefit. This Q&A provides insights on how vertical integration efforts can assure this inclusivity and representation in national planning processes.
Virtual Peer Learning Summit | Addressing Climate Change Through Integrated Responses
Linking Adaptation and Mitigation
This series supported countries in designing and applying integrated approaches in their adaptation, mitigation, and development agendas.
Adaptation Communications: Frequently Asked Questions
by Anne Hammill and Christian Ledwell, NAP Global Network Secretariat
The NAP Global Network Secretariat is currently supporting 20 country partners prepare adaptation communications under the UNFCCC and these are the most common questions that have emerged from this work.
Why Gender Matters for Effective Adaptation to Climate Change
By Angie Dazé
Adaptation to climate change fosters resilient communities, economies, and ecosystems by considering climate risks in decision making at all levels. National Adaptation Plan (NAP) processes must take into account differing backgrounds, genders, and socio-economic realities to be effective.
Engaging the Media as Stakeholders in Climate Action in Tonga
By Viliami Takau, JNAP Secretariat Communication and M&E Officer
The Government of Tonga, in partnership with the NAP Global Network, organized a media briefing and workshop on communicating climate change adaptation.
Bridging Biodiversity and Climate Change: Three ways the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process can help
By Jeffrey Qi and Anika Terton, International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
Climate change and biodiversity loss must be addressed urgently and ambitiously—neither will be successfully resolved unless both are tackled together.
Eight Key Lessons of NAP Progress Reporting From Kenya and Burkina Faso
By Patrick Guerdat, International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
During a webinar in June 2021, NAP focal points Kouka Ouedraogo (Burkina Faso) and Thomas Lerenten Lelekoitien (Kenya) shared key lessons from their work on approaching NAP progress reporting.
Approches à la production de rapports d’avancement de la mise en œuvre du Plan national d’adaptation (PNA)
Par Patrick Guerdat, Institut international du développement durable (IIDD)
Cette année, le réseau mondial NAP a procédé à un examen des rapports d’avancement disponibles sur le NAP. Les résultats indiquent que les rapports diffèrent en termes d’objectifs énoncés, d’approches pour évaluer les progrès réalisés et de la façon dont les résultats sont présentés et communiqués. Nous voyons que le processus d’élaboration des rapports d’avancement des PAN présente de nombreux défis ainsi que de nombreuses opportunités pour renforcer les processus PAN.